Date   : Tue, 24 May 2005 20:14:44 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: 8-bit IDE i/f debugging

Sprow <info@...> wrote:
> As reported a few weeks back the 16 bit hardware is up and running, but by
> the name of this thread suggests that JGH didn't have time to build some
> stock before Wakefield (since the 16 bit interface also works in 8 bit mode
> anyway).
> 
> I'm a little bemused that effort was spent on an 8 bit layout in the
> interim, it's kind of like saying "oh, my car didn't start, so I'll build
> myself a moped while I wait for the AA to arrive". He he!
 
No, more like: "oh my motorbike won't start, and I don't know
what's wrong with it, and am not sure where to start, but I've
still got my moped, so I'll use that until the AA arrives".
 
Sorry, but I don't know enough about cars to get an approriate
analogy :)
 
I did the 8-bit layout last year and got a few PCBs made earlier
this year to play with while trying to get the 16-bit card
working. (My memory's starting to go a bit, there's this huge pit
labelled 'election'.)
 
> The ADFS patch needs work though,
 
Works with every drive (20+), every 8-bit PCB (6) and every BBC
Master (2) I've tried it on. I need to get a 16-bit card fixed so
I can try and duplicate Sprow's problems.
 
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